Ship Building in the U.K.

[vic mcclymont]

John,
I remember a story told to us by a lecturer.
In Brighton (I believe) a new TV factory was set up with two production lines, both making Tv's to the same spec, same case etc. Only difference one was badged Japanese, the other GEC.
The Japanese Tv's outsold the Gec ones.
Isn't Sony supposed to stand for Somewhere Outside New York.

[robpage]

GEC's old TV factory was in Slough Hirwan Estate , Langley Park and was the old Sobell factory , this merged with the Hitachi consumer electrics group

As for SONY Its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from sonus, the Latin word for sound, and also from the English slang word "sonny", since they considered themselves to be "sonny boys", a loan word into Japanese which in the early 1950s connoted smart and presentable young men

See how lif can be boring when the rain comes down

[Red Lead Ted]

Well some shipmates you shower turned out to be !!!!!!! Iposted a post with his this could have been Man Overboard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DROWNED LAST WEEEK

[Red Lead Ted]

tO BE HONEST AS I WAS POSTING THIS THERE WAS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR ? iT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE XMAS HAMPER THE WINES SPIRITS AND BEERS PART I HAVE BEEN FLAKED OUT FOR A WEEK. Told the dragon it hasnt arrived yet O.M.G.

[robpage]

Terry , due to modern crewing numbers , the deck patrol looking for men overboard only checks musters every third Tuesday of the month , keep paddling. Someone will throw a lifebelt when the muster realises that you may have drown . This is modern times when pay is cut , manning is cut , but if you managed to drink the Christmas Hamper you are probably only half cut

[Captain Kong]

And Terry dont expect us to give you the Kiss of Life.
Brian

[John Gill]

John,
I remember a story told to us by a lecturer.
In Brighton (I believe) a new TV factory was set up with two production lines, both making Tv's to the same spec, same case etc. Only difference one was badged Japanese, the other GEC.
The Japanese Tv's outsold the Gec ones.
Isn't Sony supposed to stand for Somewhere Outside New York.

You really have to watch those badges Vic